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The production of Guangcai began in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 300 years. At that time, Guangzhou craftsmen borrowed the gold tire enamel technique introduced from the West, and used imported materials to create copper tire enamel, and then used this method on the white porcelain tire to become the famous enamel color, which is the germ of Guangzhou colored porcelain.

Of course, at the beginning, enamel porcelain was the patent of the court monopoly, and it was impossible for the people to operate and produce it on a large scale. Even if there is a workshop to burn, it is still a tribute, and ordinary people cannot use it. However, in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, the craft of enamel color spread to the people, showing a trend of blooming everywhere.

At this time, not only the demand of the Chinese people increased, but also foreigners also liked the magnificent Guangcai porcelain, and even some European royal nobles sent people to purchase Guangcai porcelain.

In this case, Guangcai porcelain was gradually separated from copper tire firing enamel and became an independent industry, and then continued to expand production, selling Guangcai porcelain overseas, becoming a key project of Sino-Western trade.

"After one or two hundred years of trade, Guangcai porcelain sells well in various countries, so now many antique stores have the existence of Guangcai porcelain."

At this time, Yu Wei said softly: "But you should also be careful of fakes, even if they are genuine, but they are very rare in perfect condition, and most of them have damage such as washing, knocking, and falling color." It is not easy to find a good boutique, even if it is a folk kiln. Occasionally see one or two pieces and the price is also very high......"

Wang Guan and Fang Mingsheng didn't doubt the aftertaste, after all, to put it mildly, China's emphasis on antique porcelain has only been revived in the past few decades, but foreigners have attached importance to it for hundreds of thousands of years, and it has never been broken.

To put it mildly, some people's knowledge of Chinese antique porcelain can be called experts, and their accuracy of dating is much higher than that of some so-called experts in our country. Not only have he published many academic papers in professional journals, but he has even written many books on porcelain.

People are big connoisseurs, and it is naturally not easy to pick up leaks in the hands of connoisseurs.

Of course, the most important thing is that they are not the first Chinese to come here to Taobao, long before them, I don't know how many antique merchants and collectors from China have screened through these shops.

As a compatriot and colleague, Wang Guan must have understood the virtues of these people. If you find something good, you must pack it up and take it away, leaving no room for others. Even if there are some fish that slip through the net, they can't stand everyone's concern over and over again......

"Speaking of which, the price of these things is also speculated by everyone."

At the right time, the aftertaste also sighed a little: "I remember that more than ten years ago, Chinese antiques were clearly marked with prices, and bargaining was refused. Even if you are a regular customer, you will be given a nine-to-fifty discount at most, which can be regarded as a very face-saving one. However, I don't know when it started. The price of these things explodes and grows like a volcanic eruption, changing every once in a while, making people dizzy. ”

"That's it, it's a clean market. It has gradually become a mixture. Longquan celadon in the Song and Yuan dynasties, blue and white porcelain in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and even things like wooden horn ivory carvings, all have traces of imitations. ”

In the exclamation of the aftertaste. Wang Guan and Fang Mingsheng also felt a little embarrassed, and naturally knew where the source of these imitations came from. Therefore, while harming others, sooner or later it will also harm one's own people. Sort of. This is also a kind of shooting yourself in the foot.

However, Yu Wei also realized that his exclamation was a little out of place, and immediately changed the topic: "I took a look, these Guangcai porcelain vases have cracking, and it is very likely that they are genuine." If you like it, you can consider buying it. ”

"I'll look at ......"

Fang Mingsheng took the opportunity to look at the porcelain, there were bottles, plates and bowls, and practical utensils were more common.

Generally speaking, in the eyes of antique collectors in the past, porcelain was the most valuable bottle, followed by jars, and then plates, dishes and bowls. However, now it is not so differentiated, mainly depending on the quality of the thing, comprehensive its origin, tire decoration, whether it is intact and so on, to determine the final price.

Strictly speaking, the quality of Guangcai porcelain is not bad. In the traditional porcelain burning process, it integrates the gold tire burning enamel technique introduced from the West, and then applies it to porcelain, and gradually forms its own style, just like ten thousand strands of gold filament wrapped in white jade, and the pigment is more colorful, so it is called weaving gold colored porcelain.

If you can form your own unique brand, then the characteristics must be very distinct.

Anyway, while Fang Mingsheng was watching things, Wang Guan also came over to take a look, and at a glance, he felt that these porcelains were finely decorated, colorful, and full of wealth and prosperity, and it was no wonder that they were loved by Westerners.

After all, compared with the Orientals, who advocate subtle beauty, Westerners are more direct and never find things bright and shiny to be cheesy. In general, they prefer things that shine and shine. Therefore, diamonds, crystals, gold and silver artifacts are recognized as symbols of wealth by Westerners.

At least Wang Guan thinks that the antiques in the eyes of Westerners should be to a large extent all kinds of gold and silver objects, as well as oil paintings, drawings, and manuscripts handed down by great artists in various periods. These things should be the mainstream of their collection.

However, aesthetics are also evolving with the times, and they also vary from person to person. Wang Guan felt that Guangcai was gorgeous and gorgeous, which did not conform to his aesthetic taste, but Fang Mingsheng did not necessarily feel bad, and when he looked at it, his eyes showed appreciation, and he knew that he seemed to like these things.

This is also normal, splendid and gorgeous things, even if Wang Guan doesn't appreciate them very much, he may not necessarily hate them. Needless to say, Fang Mingsheng is in his nature to chase wealth and prosperity, so he naturally likes this kind of gorgeous and gorgeous items.

While several people were looking, the shopkeeper finally came over, and then greeted in stiff Chinese: "Nihao!" ”

Hearing the greeting, Wang Guan was somewhat surprised, but then reacted, this thing is not strange.

After all, there are too many Chinese who come to London for tourism, and there are even more people who come to Taobao. If you can't guess the origin of a few people who are admiring Chinese porcelain, then the boss must be a novice who has just opened his business.

Of course, no matter how powerful the foreign boss is, he only understands a few simple Chinese. After saying hello, they began to negotiate happily with the aftertaste in English, which should be to sell or introduce the origin of these Guangcai porcelain.

The existence of the language barrier made Wang Guan feel a little bored, and simply whispered: "You communicate slowly, and I'll look at other things." ”

"Hmm."

Yu Wei nodded slightly, and then conveyed the shopkeeper's offer to Fang Mingsheng.

"It's so expensive."

Hearing the price, Fang Mingsheng frowned, but it was much higher than he expected.

"Cheap is not good......"

Do not doubt it, these are the words that burst out of the mouths of foreign shopkeepers. Or often narrated, the accent is relatively smooth, and there is no jerkiness. Hearing this, Fang Mingsheng smiled bitterly in surprise, and then bargained with the shopkeeper through the aftertaste.

It can be seen that there are Chinese buyers and collectors who have visited this place, and the shopkeeper's cognitive grasp of the artistic value, market value, stock size and collection trend of ancient Chinese porcelain is not much worse than that of domestic connoisseurs, and even farther than some of our collections. Therefore, Fang Mingsheng wants to buy and pick up leaks at a low price, which is purely wishful thinking.

At the same time, Wang Guan was also browsing the items in the store. Among them, you can also see some Western tableware, such as gold-plated and silver-plated plates, knives and forks and other objects, as well as some chic sabers and medals. However, similar to this purely Westernized item, he has no interest in collecting, so he naturally ignores the past.

Later, Wang Guan came to a row of cabinet shelves, and saw some Egyptian-style items on the shelves. The main reason for the certainty that something was related to Egypt was that he knew the gold masks, as well as the bent scepters, and some necklaces. Although it is not clear what these things mean, there is no doubt that they originated in Egypt.

Of course, after Wang Guan looked at it, he could also be very sure that the golden mask and scepter were definitely fakes. People's gold masks are made of real gold, but now Wang Guan casually picked up the mask and weighed it, and knew that the weight was wrong. After a little verification, you can see what kind of gold is there, and it is clearly made of iron sheet, and then the surface is coated with gold dust.

As for the scepter or something, it's not easy to judge, anyway, it doesn't feel right.

After all, such precious things are usually kept in the hands of museums and large collectors. If it is genuine, it is not possible to put it on the shelf of an antique store casually, but carefully store it and wait for the big customers to show it up.

It seems that not only is there a mixture of Chinese antiques, but also foreign things may not be reliable.

Wang Guan shook his head, bypassed the cabinet, and then came to the glass cabinet next to the cash register. When I looked down, I saw that there were some very delicate and beautiful jewelry pieces in the cabinet. White gold necklaces, diamond-encrusted rings, and a variety of crystal ornaments sparkle in the light, full of jewels and luxury.

All in all, it's a bit of a high-end atmosphere.

After looking at it carefully for a while, Wang Guan felt that these ornaments should be genuine, but what the price was, whether there was an inflated amount of moisture, or it was realistic, it was unknown.

"Wang Guan, what do you like?" At this moment, Yuwei and Fang Mingsheng came over, and naturally there was still the shopkeeper. It seems that the price has been negotiated and is ready to settle the bill.

"Just take a look." Wang Guan answered, and was about to retract his gaze, when he suddenly found a very unique object in the corner of the counter, and couldn't help but gesture at the moment: "Boss, can you take out the thing and let me see it?" ”

The shopkeeper may not understand what Wang Guan is saying, but his actions have shown everything. The shopkeeper glanced back, immediately understood, and casually opened the glass cabinet and took out the things that Wang Guan needed.

"What is this?"

Fang Mingsheng came over to take a look, and immediately said in surprise: "Golden branches and jade leaves!" (To be continued......)